The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21
GOVERNMENTAL
What is Going on in the State De-
Departments.
An Epitome of What Was
Learned at the Capitol
From Thursdays Daily.l

The following charters were filed yes
terday:
International Lumber company, OF Co.
lumbia; capital $4,000. Incorporators:
A. S. Rowen, L. H. Marble, Hugh Stewart,
w. H. Marble.
Hubbard City Oil and Mining company (;
capital, $25O,O0O. IncorpOrators: H. B.
Allen, Rod Oliver, S. w. Rugle, j. H.
Onstatt, David Stern, A. j. Allen.
The Fort Worth Granalic Roofing com
pany; capital, $4,000. Incorporators
Robert Mozart, o. S. Kennedy, j. P.
Smith.
The following collectors settled with the
comptroller yesterday: d. w. Frazer, of
Wise; j. w. Cook, of Denton, and K. E.
Brown, of Montague.
Treasury receipts yesterday were about
$4,000, of which all save about $4,000
came from payments on lends. The treas
urer is kept busy, just at this time, attend
ing to land matters, payments extending
to July now coming in freely.
The attorney general yesterday made
ruling TO the effect that convict par
doned is not eligible to the right of suf-
frage. This is but reiteration of the
opinion of Attorney-genera Templeton,
who held that Legislative action was neces-
sary to cover cases of this kind.
ON Fridays Dailyl
The following charters were fled yes
terday:
"The Ladies Association of the First
Presbyterian Church." of Houston, Texas.
"Union Lodge No. 31S, I. O. o. F." of
Fort Worth.
"Germanis Social Club of Fort Worth.
Collections yesterday amounted only to
about $4,000.
Business in the treasurer's department
was light; very little was done in the way
of land matters.
Treasurer Lubbock and Comptroller
Mccall returned from Burnett yesterday.
Superintendent Cooper will to-day
make up and announce the appor-
tionment of school funds for
the ensuing scholastic year. 1t
is pretty sure now that the apportion-
ment per capita will be less than last year,
fact due to the drouth which afflicted
the country last year. The census of the
scholastic population of counties, ex-
Guiding cities, is 422,525 an increase of
10,145 oveI the last census. This is not
as much as was expected, and while the
census of cities may raise the figures, yet
the superintendent disappointedly fears
that the whole census will fall one
third below the supposed increase. He
attributes this to the drouth and to in
efficient returns of abstracts. Comp
troller McCall's estimate of receipts for
available school fund to the date ending
August 81, 1883, is $2,1S5,739, as against
6 ~ fNr he
preceding year of $2,331,60 The heaviest
item of difference between the two years
is in sales and leases of lands 100000.
A liberal lease of school lands, such as has
been intimated would be made, may bring
this feature up to an equal point.
Captain Schmidt, of company @, from
tier battalion, writes to the adjutant-
general from Helena, Karnes county, under
date of July IL, that the evening before
two Mexicans, horse thieves, ran into the
hands of his men while they were out
guarding places to catch train robbers
The Mexicans were ordered to halt, which
one of them did. The other put spurs
to his horse and ran, firing at
the rangers as he ran. They
answered the fire, but not with sufficient
effect to bring him down The next day
his horse, saddle and accoutrements were
found,and were covered with blood, leaving
the superstition that he had been badly
wounded, and perhaps had crawled Off into
the brush and died. The other Mexican
gave his name as Manuel Garcia, but re-
fused to give the name of his companion
Several stolen manuals were recaptured
Both were armed with 45-caliber five
shooters, and the one who made the run
fired five shots at the rangers as he lit out
From Saturdays Daily
The following collectors settled with the
comptroller yesterday: G. B. Gordon
Coryell I. j. Towles, Van Zandt; W. D
Adair, Walker; f. G. Fountain, Falls.
John O'Neill, collector of Calhoun
county, is entitled to a blue ribbon. Il
will be remembered that Calhoun county
was one of those exempted by the last
legislature from enforced payment OF
taxes, on account of disasters by storm
vet Mr., ONeill has collected nearly two
thirds of his whole roll; in fact, all but
about $1,7OO out of $4,930.43. If this
isn't good showing, where will one be
found?
The governor received yesterday the
following letter:
Houston, July Is, 1887.
Referring to the interstate convention of farmers
l note that you are interested in the meeting TO b.
held in Atlanta, Georgia, August 10th next. bel
to advise that the roads composing this association
have agreed TO sell to farmers holding commits
sione from the state, and their families, tickets u
attend and return on 18th, 18th and 18TH, good t
return until 3lst prOximO, at one fare for the roun
trip for that occasion. Yours truly,
j. WALDO, Commissioner.
In response to this, the governor sent {
letter of thanks in the name and on be
half of the farmers of Texas to Major
Waldo, for the consideration and courtesy
he has extended.
The board of education held meeting
Yesterday morning for the purpose OF
considering the new scholastic appoint
ment. Commissioner Hall presented
some facts and figures to the board, which
. induced the belief that the per capita
allowance can be materially increased. Inc
matter was held over until 10 O'Clock this
morning, when the board will meet III ad'
iourned session for the purpose of com
pleting the work. 1t is possible that
per capita allowance of S. can be
made. Sulphur Springs is the only city
that has not reported, and the counties
of Comanche, Dimmitt, Jack, Jones, Pale
Pinto, Stonewall, Taylor and Wood are al
that are lacking on the county list. The
scholastic population of cities is $3.50
counties, 1884; total, 5O7,774. This If
in increase of 1866 in the cities, and Of
u l. i.